Elements of Fiction

A character that changes in a dramatic way.

The type of external conflict where a person is against a large group of people.

The struggle between opposing forces is called?

Exists when a person says one thing, but means another.

When earlier events are inserted into the story.

What is plot?

The main character, usually the hero of the story.

Words or phrases that appeal to the readers' senses.

The perspective from which a story is told is called what?

The author's attitude or feelings about characters, situations or topics.

These are the people or animals that take part in a story's plot.

Elements of Fiction are the same as Elements of a Short Story.

The type of conflict in which a character struggles with an outside force.

A contrast between what is expected and what actually happens.

The person or voice that tells the story.

When authors give clues or hint at events that will happen in the future.

The opponent that works against the main character .

A character that is presented in a complex way. The reader learns a lot about the character.

The type of external conflict between two different people.

The type of literature characterized by a particular form or style. Examples: historical, mystery, realistic, etc.

The point of view is which the narrator is talking directly to the reader.

A static character remains the same throughtout the story.

The beginning of a story that may include characters and the setting.

The point of view in which the narrator is NOT part of the story.

Narrator is an all-knowing, all-seeing, who understands the thoughts and feelings of any and all of the characters.

The only example of internal conflict is what?

The events between the climax and resolution where the loose ends get tied up.

The events that happen while the main character tries to solve the conflict.

The feeling or atmosphere that an author creates an a literary work.

What is setting?

The narrator only shares the thoughts and feelings of a few or just one character.

The final section of the plot, the outcome is called what?

An object, person, place or event that represents something else entirely.

The narrator is part of the story. The story is told using words like "I" and "We" to tell what is happening.

The central idea or message about life that the author wants to convey to the reader.

Fiction is what?

The type of conflict that takes place in the mind of a character.

The turning point or emotional highpoint of a story is called what?

Dramatic irony exists when the outcome of a situation is opposite of what one would expect.

The conversation between characters.